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Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter.
For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own.

A root partition of 10 gig is all most people will need. I have a 12 gig root, have several desktops installed, a load of apps, and the df command shows 62% used. No need for a root to be bigger, unless you have disk space to waste.

The bulk of the disk space should go to /home. This is where you will store all your stuff, pictures, videos, music files etc.

You might want to create a small swap partition. This depends on the ram you have. I have 3 gig of ram, and linux almost never swaps. A gig of swap is probably enough. So, a good basic setup is a root partition of 10 gig, a gig of swap, and the rest /home. If you install v-box, you need enough ram, it gets divided between linux, ( the host system ) and the guest ( windbloze ). I use XP on v-box, I set it up with a 1.5 gig for linux ( it will run well with less ) and 1.5 gig for XP. Some of the newer versions of windbloze need more ram. The windoze system looks like a big file, its on my /home partition.

I have used gparted, but not lately, since the installers have partitioning tools. So I use them.

gparted is not hard to use, not sure what kind of problems ( questions ) you have for it. Ask away...